Albuquerque has been away from home for six games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. After both having extra time off, they and the Centennial Hawks will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Albuquerque is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Albuquerque Academy, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Albuquerque was ranked 12th). Albuquerque narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Albuquerque Academy 3-2.
Albuquerque was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 22-25, 21-25, 25-17, 17-15.
Albuquerque was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Centennial made easy work of Deming on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.
Centennial's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Deming between 17 and 18 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-17, 25-17.
Albuquerque's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Centennial, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Albuquerque might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Centennial in their previous meeting back in March of 2021. Will Albuquerque have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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